Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma

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Diocese of Bungoma Dioecesis Bungomaensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	4,840 km2 (1,870 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 1,529,817 543,715 (35.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma (Latin: Bungomaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bungoma in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

History[]

• April 27, 1987: Established as Diocese of Bungoma from the Diocese of Kakamega

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Bungoma (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Longinus Atundo (27 Apr 1987 – 15 Nov 1996)
  • Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua (27 Jun 1998 – 23 Jun 2018), appointed Bishop of Machakos
  • Bishop Mark Kadima (14 Dec 2021 – present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops ^[1]

References[]

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 0°33′57″N 34°33′46″E / 0.5659°N 34.5628°E / 0.5659; 34.5628

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